Read more about the article Man Drives Soviet-Era Russian Banger 6,000km To Arctic Circle
Photo shows Alexander Elikov, who travelled to the northernmost settlement of Yakutia in Russia, undated. He travels in a Soviet passenger car. (@a.elikov/Newsflash)

Man Drives Soviet-Era Russian Banger 6,000km To Arctic Circle

This is the moment a veteran Moskvitch motor from Soviet Russia's Cold War era is brought back to life for an astonishing 6,000-kilometre run to the Arctic Circle. In its…

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Read more about the article U-Boat Vet Who Inspired ‘Das Boot’ Dies Aged 107
Picture shows Friedrich Grade, 107, undated. He died asleep peacefully in a retirement home near Bornheim, Germany, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Newsflash)

U-Boat Vet Who Inspired ‘Das Boot’ Dies Aged 107

A U-boat submarine World War II veteran said to have inspired the 1981 film 'Das Boot' has died aged 107 in Germany. Friedrich Grade served as chief engineer aboard the…

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Read more about the article Elephants Mourn Matriarch In Mysterious Ceremony
Elephants Pocha, 55, and Guillermina, 22, mother and daughter, were transferred from a small enclosure in Mendoza, Argentina to beautiful natural habitat in in Matto Grosso, Brazil. (Senasa/Newsflash)

Elephants Mourn Matriarch In Mysterious Ceremony

Heartbroken wildlife keepers have told how a beloved elephant was comforted by her family and friends in a touching mourning ritual during her last moments at a sanctuary in Brazil.…

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Read more about the article Eddie Redmayne Talked Chicken Farming On Set Says Co-Star
Austrian actor Peter Simonischek, aged 75, who is starring in the new "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" movie. (Newsflash)

Eddie Redmayne Talked Chicken Farming On Set Says Co-Star

Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne showed off a more domestic taste for livestock on the movie set - when he chatted about chicken farming. The star began talking to veteran…

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Read more about the article US WWII Soldier In His 90s On Quest To Find Italian Kids He Photographed In 1945
Edward Roethel, the former American soldier, veteran of the Second World War sent to San Miniato in Italy, who is trying to track down the children he photographed there.

US WWII Soldier In His 90s On Quest To Find Italian Kids He Photographed In 1945

This American former soldier who fought in Italy during World War II is on a quest to find the children he photographed in 1945. Edward Roethel, a former American soldier…

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